Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women as per the 2019 SLDH
Characteristics | n = 5997 | % |
|---|---|---|
Influencing variables | ||
Age | ||
 35 to 49 | 1734 | 28.9 |
 20 to 34 | 3954 | 65.9 |
 15 to 19 | 309 | 5.2 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 3925 | 65.5 |
 Urban | 2072 | 34.5 |
Region | ||
 Western | 1079 | 18.0 |
 Southern | 1204 | 20.1 |
 Northwestern | 1196 | 19.9 |
 Northern | 1252 | 20.9 |
 Eastern | 1266 | 21.1 |
Religion | ||
 Islam | 4846 | 80.8 |
 Christianity and others | 1151 | 19.2 |
Sex household head | ||
 Male | 4882 | 81.4 |
 Female | 1115 | 18.6 |
Marriage type | ||
 Monogamy | 4301 | 71.7 |
 Polygamy | 1696 | 28.3 |
Exposure to mass media | ||
 No | 3173 | 52.9 |
 Yes | 2824 | 47.1 |
 Age at first birth | ||
 Less than 18 | 2226 | 37.1 |
 18 and above | 3771 | 62.9 |
Resource Variables | ||
Working status | ||
 Not working | 1159 | 19.3 |
 Working | 4838 | 80.7 |
Owning a house | ||
 No | 3067 | 51.1 |
 Jointly only | 2164 | 36.1 |
 Both alone and jointly | 463 | 7.7 |
 Alone only | 303 | 5.1 |
Owning land | ||
 No | 3442 | 57.4 |
 Jointly only | 1873 | 31.2 |
 Both alone and jointly | 331 | 5.5 |
 Alone only | 352 | 5.9 |
Education Level | ||
 No Education | 3502 | 58.4 |
 Primary Education | 869 | 14.5 |
 Post-primary Education | 1625 | 27.1 |
Husband Education | ||
 None | 3423 | 57.1 |
 Primary | 462 | 7.7 |
 Secondary | 1645 | 27.4 |
 Tertiary | 468 | 7.8 |
Wealth Index | ||
 Poorest | 1407 | 23.5 |
 Poorer | 1336 | 22.3 |
 Middle | 1247 | 20.8 |
 Richer | 1060 | 17.7 |
 Richest | 947 | 15.8 |
Decision making | ||
Accessing healthcare | ||
 Partner alone or someone else | 3458 | 57.7 |
 Woman alone | 511 | 8.5 |
 Woman and Partner/someone else | 2028 | 33.8 |
Major purchases | ||
 Partner alone or someone else | 3294 | 54.9 |
 Woman alone | 678 | 11.3 |
 Woman and Partner/someone else | 2025 | 33.8 |
Visiting family or relatives | ||
 Partner alone or someone else | 3315 | 55.3 |
 Woman alone | 712 | 11.9 |
 Woman and Partner/someone else | 1970 | 32.8 |
Spending husband’s earningsa | ||
 Partner alone or someone else | 3691 | 62.8 |
 Woman alone | 453 | 7.7 |
 Woman and Partner/someone else | 1737 | 29.5 |
Confounders | ||
Distance to health facility | ||
 Big problem | 2914 | 48.6 |
 Not big problem | 3083 | 51.4 |
Chidren everborn | ||
 5 and above | 1240 | 20.7 |
 2–4 | 3582 | 59.7 |
 Less than 2 | 1175 | 19.6 |
Visited by field workers | ||
 No | 4139 | 69.0 |
 Yes | 1858 | 31.0 |
ANC attendance | ||
 Less than 8 contacts | 4680 | 78.0 |
 8 and above contacts | 1317 | 22.0 |
 Number of household members | ||
 Less than 7 | 3400 | 56.7 |
 7 and above | 2597 | 43.3 |
Outcome | ||
Health facility utilization | ||
 Yes | 5042 | 84.1 |
 No | 955 | 15.9 |